Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao Betrayed Me, So Why Are You Weeping Over Shu Han's Revival?

A Sickly, Beloved Strategist in the Three Kingdoms, Preferably on the Cao Wei Side

It must feature a frail, sickly protagonist.

High-Quality Three Kingdoms Novels

A transmigration story, the identity doesn't matter as long as it's high-status, but not the emperor. The protagonist should know history well and anticipate the enemy's moves, but shouldn't become a ruler. Don't deliberately denigrate certain historical figures or invent contrived schemes within schemes just to make the protagonist look clever. Nothing too short or weak, and it shouldn't lose steam halfway through. Around a million words.

Stories About Assisting Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms Era. Generals or Strategists Are Fine, Just Don’t Recommend Random Books

Stories About Assisting Liu Bei, Civil or Military, Either Is Fine

Nothing about setting yourself up as king, and no Cao Cao-style wife-stealing.

Any Books About Serving as a Strategist in the Three Kingdoms Era? No Summoning Historical Figures

Strategists should stick to being strategists. I don’t want them to be too good at fighting.

Three Kingdoms Novels About Advising and Assisting Cao Cao

Wildly Imaginative Stories with Fresh, Eye-Opening Plots

I'd like something like *Gradually Losing Myself in a Book*. Give me something original and fresh. Everything these days feels so samey.